We see nothing to be disappointed at, but much cause
for satirofaCtion, in the fact that the American Republicans cling to the Monroe Doctrine. Like men of sense, they will not part with the substance for the shadow. The Monroe Doctrine has been an instrument of the utmost value to the whole world in keeping the Western Hemisphere free from the encroachments of European intrigue. It sometimes seemed a miracle that the Doctrine could continue to be asserted, as till recently there was ao,little physical power behind it; but it rota asserted, and the results were in every way good. There is leas cause for satisfac- tion in the desire of the Republican leaders to invest the League of Nations with a temporary or provisional character. Yet we cannot say that we are at all surprised. The Treaty-making power in the United States is not vested solely in the President, but in the President in association with the Senate. Unless two-thirds of the Senators present vote for the ratification of a Treaty, the Treaty remains unratified.
